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of the Hamlet, and upon their recommendation the Vestry
took the active steps referred to in the appended list, with
reference to the Bills there referred to.
Session
Title of Bill.
Nature of Steps
Taken.
1883
Steam Boilers (persons in charge)
Petition against.
Parochial Charities
„ in favor of part
Infectious Diseases (Notification)
„ forAmendmnt.
Free Libraries
„ „
Administration of Income Tax
„ in favor.
East London Railway Bill
Memorial to Metropolitan
Board of Works to
oppose.
1884
Public Health (Dairies, &c.) Bill
Petition against.
Income Tax Amendment
„ forAmendmnt.
Free Libraries
„ in favor.
Elections (Hours of Polling)
„ „
Lower Thames Steam Ferries
„ „
Metropolitan Board of Works (Thames
Crossings)
„ against.
Tower (Duplex) Bridge
Not to oppose.
Metropolitan and London Tilbury & Southend
Kailway
Petition against.
United Telephone
„ „
London Open Spaces Preservation
„ in favor.
Metropolis Water
„ „
Steam Engines and Boilers
„ against.
London (City) and Southwark Subway
Memorial to Metropolitan
Board of Works
to oppose.
As will be seen, some of the measures were of paramount
interest to the ratepayers and inhabitants of this Hamlet,
notably the Metropolitan and London Tilbury and Southend
Railway Bill, and the Metropolitan Board of Works (Thames
Crossings) Bill.
Metropoli-tan and London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
The Bill promoted by the Metropolitan and London Tilbury
and Southend Railways was to empower those Companies to
commencing by a junction with the existing
undergound railway in Whitechapel Road, and terminating by
a junction with the London Tilbury and Southend Railway near
Bromley Station. It was proposed to pass under the Mile End
Road for its entire length. Having in view the ruinous consequences
which have resulted to the Frontagers in Whitechapel
through the construction of the line there, the Vestry felt it was
their bounden duty to use every effort to resist the Bill, and so
avert the like consequences to their fellow-ratepayers in the
Mile End Road.
The Vestry accordingly petitioned parliament against the Bill
and determined to fight the case before the Committee of the
House.
The Vestry are not authorised to fight the battles of the
Frontagers, but resolved to give them every help that they lawfully
could.
The Frontagers having held a public meeting and appointed
a Committee to look after their interests, the Vestry placed one